Item from the Mokuhankan Flea Market

Owl and Crescent Moon

Size: 38.5cm by 13.0cm (15.16 in by 5.12 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Ando Hiroshige

Era: Post-war | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 9,000$ 77.00£ 57.25€ 68.25 [Item has been sold]

Description: One of Hiroshige's most iconic kacho-e (nature images), this tanzaku depicts an almost catlike little owl taking a nap on a branch. The crescent moon is cleverly concealed under part of the silhouetted branch, and deep blue bokashi gradation is used at the top of the print.

This print has slight baren-suji (striations in the tone caused by the printer using a tad too much pressure) on the background.

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